Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia staff Conflict, according to the Webster dictionary, is a clash or disagreement—often violent—between two opposing groups or individuals. In many diamond mining communities, people engage in acts that have the propensity to spark up violence, like using harmful drugs, stealing (especially diamonds), and…
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Artisanal Diamond Workers in Weasua Make Request for Intervention
Written by Diamonds for Peace Liberia Staff Many people in Liberia’s western region depend on artisanal diamond mining for survival, but it is clearly visible that the majority of these people are living in abject poverty. Weasua is one of Liberia’s historic diamond mining communities in which diamonds were…
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